Polo GTI high oil consumption?

[Diesel_vert]

From the owner's manual:

It is normal for the engine to consume oil. The oil consumption may be as much as 0.5 l/1 000 km depending on your style of driving and the conditions under which you operate your vehicle. The oil consumption may be slightly higher than this during the first 5 000 kilometres.

Doesn't seem like something to be overly concerned about, unless you think the handbook is incorrect.

[GTI JOE]

I suppose it varies with the way you break the engine in? Once warmed up,varying amounts of load?

[Flighter]

I wonder whether the people with the oil issues are babying the car during the "break in period", or waiting until it warms up (the oil, not the water) and then driving it enthusiastically (as you normally would)?

My observation is that the people who baby the cars during break in have high oil usage. The people who floor the gas as soon as they get it don't (not literally straight out of the dealer's drive away, but 10 minutes later once the engine oil is up to normal operating temp).

My Golf was/is babied, and all it used is 700ml in the first 6500km, so as they say, "your mileage may vary".

[brad]

Seems I have not been keeping an eye on 2 things while driving the GTi:
(1) Km's travelled, I could swear we only did around 1,500 km's - but it is now on 3,300 km's
(2) Oil level - checked dip stick last night after letting the car sit for a few hours - it was near empty!

It was near empty or it was near the bottom of the stick?

The low level on the stick is 1L down; the bottom of the stick is about 2L down. You'd still have about 2L left.

[yas786]

It was near empty or it was near the bottom of the stick?

The low level on the stick is 1L down; the bottom of the stick is about 2L down. You'd still have about 2L left.

Near the bottom of the dipstick.....